The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891

Sheriff's Report, July 27, 2017

Wahkiakum County law enforcement officers and emergency response personnel handled a variety of reports during the past week, including:

July 17 — 10:20 a.m. A Grays River resident was concerned about a neighbor’s pit bull that was chasing children and barking. He said he had spoken to the neighbor earlier about keeping the dog off his property. 1:41 p.m. A caller reported that people were trespassing on his neighbor’s property to get to the beach on Puget Island. 1:44 p.m. An alarm was activated at a home just west of County Line Park. 3:40 p.m. A Rosedale resident found a person sleeping in a tent in his driveway. 9:05 p.m. A caller reported an injured deer limping near Erickson Park in Cathlamet. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife was notified.

July 18 — 8:06 a.m. A Rosedale resident who needed to leave for work asked for assistance when he found two men in a large truck blocking his driveway. 7:08 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Skamokawa resident with gall bladder problems. 10:29 p.m. A Cathlamet resident called 911 and hung up. When dispatch called back, she said she thought she had heard something outside and started to call 911 but changed her mind.

July 19 — 9:19 a.m. An Elochoman Valley resident reported that he was having problems with his neighbor. 11:44 a.m. A caller asked to have an individual removed from a Cathlamet address. The man was gone when a deputy arrived. 3:52 p.m. A caller was concerned about a neighbor in Cathlamet when her door was found open and her dog was loose. 5:44 p.m. A caller reported that hay bales were falling off a truck heading east on SR 4 in the Skamokawa area. 9:40 p.m. Motor home owners asked for assistance when their vehicle broke down on SR 4 just west of County Line Park.

July 20 — 6:23 a.m. The Skamokawa Fire Department responded when a caller reported that the power was out in the Skamokawa area. 7:19 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Rosedale resident who was in pain. 10:21 a.m. A caller reported a missing dog. 12:50 p.m. A Puget Island resident reported a fraudulent phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS. 6:57 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Cathlamet resident who had fallen.

July 21 — 5:58 a.m. The Grays River ambulance aided a Grays River resident who was having respiratory issues. 6:29 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Cathlamet resident. 9:52 a.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Cathlamet resident who had fallen. 4:20 p.m. A caller complained about an animal shelter on Puget Island. She was concerned about several sick animals and the financial stability of the owner. A deputy visited and found no signs of neglect. 4:23 p.m. The Grays River ambulance responded when a caller reported that someone at a Rosburg residence may have suffered a stroke. The caller called again to say there was no emergency. 9:13 p.m. A Puget Island resident reported that he had found a goat in his garden. He tied it to a tree. The owner could not be located. At 9 a.m., the owner contacted the sheriff’s office and was reunited with her goat. 9:17 p.m. A Puget Island resident reported that something had knocked over his fence and now two horses were gone.

July 22 — 11:22 a.m. A caller was concerned about children throwing gravel into the roadway in the Rosedale area. 3:34 p.m. A Cathlamet resident reported that strangers were trespassing on his property and trying to sell water sport gear from a truck. 3:51 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance aided a Puget Island resident who had fallen. 4:17 p.m. A caller was concerned about people drinking at a home in the Alger Creek area. 5:05 p.m. A deputy and the Grays River ambulance responded to the report of a one vehicle accident in the Grays River area; the driver had swerved to miss something in the road and ended up in the ditch. 6:35 p.m. The Cathlamet ambulance and a deputy responded when a young man nearly drowned at Vista Park in Skamokawa. 7:28 p.m. The county road department was contacted when a caller reported that a tree was down on a blind corner and blocking both lanes of a road on Puget Island.

July 23 — 10:36 a.m. A caller reported that he felt threatened by a neighbor in Rosedale. He was advised that it was a civil matter. 12:07 p.m. A caller reported that she had lost a purse in the Elochoman Valley. 3:45 p.m. A caller reported that his car had broken down on SR 4 just west of County Line Park and would be towed the next day. 3:46 p.m. A caller reported a dispute with neighbors over a property line in the Skamokawa area. 4:45 p.m. A caller reported that a tree was down and blocking both lanes of SR 4 near County Line Park. 4:48 p.m. A caller complained that someone was making false accusations about her. 4:49 p.m. A caller reported finding a piece of wood with nails in it on a Puget Island road. 5:05 p.m. A caller reported that a motorist was driving on the wrong side of the road. The vehicle was headed west on SR 4 from Cathlamet. 7:49 p.m. A caller reported that a mudslide was partially blocking the westbound lane on SR 4 just west of County Line Park. State Patrol said to disregard the call, it was the spot where a tree had fallen recently.

July 24 — 4:12 a.m. An individual was taken into custody after a domestic disturbance at a Cathlamet home.